Rangers not worried about Rick Nash's drought

11:31 PM,
May 9, 2013

Rangers center Derek Stepan, center, celebrates scoring a goal with teammates left wing Carl Hagelin, left, defenseman John Moore (17) and right wing Ryan Callahan (24) in the third period of Wednesday's game.

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Rick Carpiniello
The Journal News

What the Rangers have done to Alex Ovechkin in their playoff series against Washington, the Capitals have done to Rick Nash.

The Rangers' top goal scorer has found some tough sledding in the first four games of the series and, well, better scorers than Nash have been shut down in playoff history.

"He's had a lot of scoring chances," said his sometime center Derek Stepan, who has found the net twice the last two games, after scoring once in his first 27 playoff games. "He gets mauled or he hits the pipe. He's got a lot of guys on him. He's got a target on his back because of the way he plays and he's so ...